COVID-19 PCR test cost in Albertville, AL — inpatient
In Albertville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test) as an inpatient: from $55.00 to $55.00, with a median of $55.00. The lowest listed price is at HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus and 1 other hospital. Across Alabama, the median is $55.00 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 87635, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albertville, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus lowest Boaz, AL LAB-KACOV2-KAILOS ASSURE SENTI | $55.00 | $55.00 | $27.50–$57.98 | — | — source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North lowest Guntersville, AL LAB-KACOV2-KAILOS ASSURE SENTI | $55.00 | $55.00 | $27.50–$57.98 | — | — source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North lowest Guntersville, AL LAB-KACOV2-KAILOS ASSURE SENTI | $55.00 | $55.00 | $27.50–$57.98 | — | — source file |
| HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus lowest Boaz, AL LAB-KACOV2-KAILOS ASSURE SENTI | $55.00 | $55.00 | $27.50–$57.98 | — | — source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $102.62 | $102.62 | $38.48–$102.62 | — | — source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $102.62 | $102.62 | $38.48–$102.62 | — | — source file |
| HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus Boaz, AL SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $102.62 | $102.62 | $38.48–$102.62 | — | — source file |
| HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus Boaz, AL SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $102.62 | $102.62 | $38.48–$102.62 | — | — source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL LAB-COVD19-SAR-COV-2, DIATHERI | $786.00 | $786.00 | $38.48–$613.08 | — | — source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL LAB-COVD19-SAR-COV-2, DIATHERI | $786.00 | $786.00 | $38.48–$613.08 | — | — source file |
| HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus Boaz, AL LAB-COVD19-SAR-COV-2, DIATHERI | $786.00 | $786.00 | $38.48–$613.08 | — | — source file |
| HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus Boaz, AL LAB-COVD19-SAR-COV-2, DIATHERI | $786.00 | $786.00 | $38.48–$613.08 | — | — source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL LAB-COVIDM-SARS-COV-2-RNA DETE | $943.20 | $943.20 | $38.48–$735.70 | — | — source file |
| HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus Boaz, AL LAB-COVIDM-SARS-COV-2-RNA DETE | $943.20 | $943.20 | $38.48–$735.70 | — | — source file |
| HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus Boaz, AL LAB-COVIDM-SARS-COV-2-RNA DETE | $943.20 | $943.20 | $38.48–$735.70 | — | — source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL LAB-COVIDM-SARS-COV-2-RNA DETE | $943.20 | $943.20 | $38.48–$735.70 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $55.00, median $55.00, highest $55.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $55.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is the lab (PCR or similar amplification) test for the virus that causes COVID-19. It is more sensitive than a rapid antigen test and is often required before some procedures or travel.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test on a swab sample; the collection may be billed separately.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87635 ($92.93). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, ALLAB-COV19-SAR-COV-2 , ADPH-BCL | $0.01 | file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, ALLAB-COV19-SAR-COV-2 , ADPH-BCL | $0.01 | file |
| HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus Boaz, ALLAB-COV19-SAR-COV-2 , ADPH-BCL | $0.01 | file |
| HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus Boaz, ALLAB-COV19-SAR-COV-2 , ADPH-BCL | $0.01 | file |